Daily Archives: March 21, 2006

Dan Patrick back on the air

Posted on March 21, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

Dan Patrick, Republican nominee for SD7, is back on the air thanks to the generosity of his general election opponents. Federal Communications Commission rules require Patrick to give equal airtime to his opponents if he continues his show after filing … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2006 | 8 Comments

Perry to sign executive order for hurricane evacuation plan

Posted on March 21, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

You may recall the task force that Governor Perry appointed to study the lessons learned from the Hurricane Rita evacuations, which issued its report exactly one month ago. Today, Governor Perry is expected to sign an executive order to make … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Hurricane Katrina | 4 Comments

The judges in the court go round and round

Posted on March 21, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

Another appeal in the DeLay money laundering case, another opportunity to complain about judicial bias. On Wednesday, one 3rd Court of Appeals panel will hear Earle’s appeal of a district judge’s ruling throwing out charges against DeLay, R-Sugar Land, of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Report from the METRO meeting on the Universities rail line

Posted on March 21, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

Robin Holzer attended the Metro meeting on the Universities light rail line and gives a report on what happened. Read the whole thing, as it’s more detailed than the Chron story (note to Rad Sallee: Robin is a girl, not … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles | 2 Comments

Roger Owen open letter followup

Posted on March 21, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

Meant to blog about this sooner, but you know how it goes: You may recall our open letter to Roger Owen, the nutball anti-gay candidate in CD01. If it wasn’t clear in that post, Vince Leibowitz did email him a … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Repeat after me: One size does not fit all

Posted on March 21, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

I agree completely with Eye on Williamson: This Statesman article on how school districts spend their money, doesn’t tell us anything we don’t already know. Different districts have different needs, and they’re in a better position to know what those … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Budget ballyhoo | 1 Comment

Aiyer on CHIP difficulties

Posted on March 21, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

I linked to this Chron article last week on the difficulties many eligible Texans have enrolling and staying enrolled in the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Yesterday, I got an email from Jay Aiyer, who had a sensible suggestion for … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Tagliabue to retire

Posted on March 21, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue is going to retire in July. The 65-year-old commissioner has led the league since 1989, when he succeeded Pete Rozelle, and had recently signed a two-year contract extension to complete the television and labor deals. He … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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